Lakers sign Russell Hicks to training camp

A young 7-footer that could potentially come off the bench. Adds a lot more depth.

ESPN: Russell Hicks — a big man with D-League experience — just signed a contract to join the Lakers in training camp. He will play for pocket money, team gear, and his NBA life. And he is thrilled. His agent, Sam Porter, explains: How did the Lakers come to sign Russell for veteran’s camp? The Lakers called to bring him for a workout before vet camp. He went in there and impressed them to some degree. He is a talented, athletic seven-footer who bounced around his first year out of college.

* he should be closer to 260lbs
* he is supposed to one of the better undrafted players in 2009 draft

Still would like to know more about him though…

Robert.

Is he officially on the roster? (His name doesn’t show up on hoopshype). If so, that’s 15.
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Also, does anyone know Caracter’s status? Did he make the weight limit for playing? Is that a ‘year long’ contract stipulation?

team_me

Wit Russel on the team for training that’s will bring the roster to 16 well 16 if look plays but will have to wait n see if his back gets better.! But I’m sure Caracter made the weight I think I saw it on espn that he did make it.!

Robert.

Thanks, team_me, for the heads up. I counted 14 on this site (not including Hicks):

HAHAHA! “Doesn’t Yeoman Johnson know that if he beams down with Kirk, Spock, & McCoy, he’s going to being the only one killed?”

kevin

man, if we need a big man then why dont we try to go after eric dampier, so we can prevent miami or houston from getting him and just dump the wasted bench warmer luke walton

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Eric Dampier is a Walking Personal Foul.

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I’m pretty sure he is signed for the purpose of training camp and training camp only.
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Kevin: Dampier is too expensive.

Robert.

Agree: If Dampier wants $$: Rockets; If he wants to be on a Championship potential team: Miami, or Lakers, and chances are Miami before Lakers, but with significant pay cut.
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Unfortunately, that would mean that Miami gets their ‘center’ that could easily cement the Miami team.

Robert.

Another point I want to get clear about the incentives for Hicks to be playing. Aside from the fact that he gets to play alongside the World Champion Lakers (which is exciting enough), what was the payoff, again?
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I think he gets a per diem (what, a few bucks a day to get something to eat?), he gets to sleep in the back of the Laker bus, and gets to, um, keep some “Laker gear”???
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The last one is pretty humiliating, at least to advertise. So, if he’s milling about the locker room, and Luke happens to be there — “Hey Luke, can I have your shirt?” or Sasha, “You got an extra Laker’s hair band?”. That’s horrible.
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Does he get to hand the Lakers their cup of Gatorade during a game? This is the definition of a scrub. I’d call my attorneys. (Contract says: “hazing of training camp employees is allowed, in exchange for the privilege of scrimmaging with Shannon Brown”)

lakers0828

Big deal he is just there for practicing I doubt he will make the laker roster

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